Wake the Hills: 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88

by Kris Clewell -

The L88 was never intended to be an ordinary Corvette. Developed under Zora Arkus-Duntov, its 427-cubic-inch big-block was effectively a competition engine offered through Chevrolet's regular production system. It demanded 103-octane fuel, deleted creature comforts and paired serious racing hardware with a factory rating of just 430 horsepower, a number widely understood to understate what the engine actually produced.

1969 marked the final year of the L88. For Morning Coffee, there is nothing more to say.

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